"Not every presidential visit to the theatre is as famous as Lincoln's last night at Ford's, but American presidents attended the theatre long before and after that ill-fated night. This volume examines presidential theatre-going as it reflects shifting popular tastes in America. It provides a chronology of theatre attendance throughout the lives of all 43 American presidents"--Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index

Washington (1751-1782) -- The Adamses and Jefferson abroad (1778-1788) -- Independence (1784-1799) -- A new capital (1800-1817) -- Good feelings, bad feelings (1817-1833) -- The new national theatre (1834-1844) -- Unquiet times (1845-1860) -- Lincoln (1861-1863) -- Opera, Forrest, and the Booths (1864-1865) -- Aftermath (1865-1874) -- The gilded age (1874-1881) -- A social White House (1881-1885) -- Marriages (1885-1889) -- The rise of realism (1889-1892) -- The turn of the century (1893-1901) -- TR (1901-1909) -- Taft (1909-1910) -- Offstage drama (1910-1913) -- Vaudeville (1913-1915) -- Enter Edith (1915-1917) -- Victory (1918-1921) -- Jazz (1921-1924) -- Boom and bust (1924-1933) -- Recovery (1933-1940) -- Theatre of war (1941-1949) -- Cold war theatre (1950-1961) -- Camelot (1961-1964) -- Protest (1965-1974) -- Vicissitudes (1974-1980) -- An actor in the White House (1981-1992) -- Fundraisers and family (1993-2005)

Mode of access: Internet

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